Benedict Cumberbatch has blown away Star Trek fans all over the world, with his portrayal of the villain Khan in Star Trek Into Darkness. Growing up, Cumberbatch wasn’t quite a Star Trek fan, but was a huge Star Wars fans. Cumberbatch says that the Star Wars films (A New Hope, The Empire StrikesBack and Return of the Jedi) were a huge part of his childhood, and that growing up, he wanted to be Han Solo. (Click on the media bar below to hear Benedict Cumberbatch)

Benedict Cumberbatch just wrapped up The Hobbit sequels, The Hobbit:The Desolation of Smaug, and The Hobbit:There and Back Again, with Director Peter Jackson.